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AAAS Caribbean Division celebrates annual conference dedicated to CienciaPR

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The Caribben Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will celebrate its annual conference on Saturday, September 10, 2016 starting at 8:30 AM at the Museo de Vida Silvestre de San Juan. Titled “Science for a Resilient Society: Communication, Policy and Beyond”, this free event will count on the participation of science leaders from Puerto Rico and abroad discussing the importance of science communication and policy for the development of

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Open forest for the Puerto Rican parrot

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There will an event for the community about the Puerto Rican parrot on September 10th, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Bosque de Maricao (Recreation area: Alfonso Casta Fornés).

For more information call López Flores at 787-887-1880, ext. 5535, or email marisel_lopez@fws.gov; or call Edwin E. Muñiz at787-851-7297, ext. 200 or email edwin_muniz@fws.gov.

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Boricua will supervise the quality of the water for over 31 million people

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El Nuevo Dia

The executive director for the Program 'Estuario de la Bahía de San Juan', Dr. Javier Laureano, will now be the new Director in the Division of Clean Water at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the New York region.

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Light Pollution in Puerto Rico

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El Nuevo Dia

The Center for Studies on Sustainable Development at the Metroploitan University will offer a course on light pollution that starts on August 31st. 

The course will take place on August 31, September 7, 14 and 21 between 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. For more information call 787-288-1100, ext. 8251 or 8255, or send an email to cedes@suagm.edu.

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14 species flora and fauna are endangered in Puerto Rico

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

According to the US Federal Fish and Wildlife Service there are 14 endangered species of flora and fauna in Puerto Rico.  

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Scientists at UPR in Arecibo colllaborate on discovery of a new planet

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Adriana De Jesús Salamán

Scientists at the University of Puerto Rico in Arecibo colllaborated on discovery of a new planet.

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Preventing cleft lip in children in Puerto Rico

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In the face of an increase in the number of cleft lip and cleft palate in Puerto Rico, the School of Dental Medicine in the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico inaugurated the Center of Dental and Craneofacial Genomics, to promote the research of congenital defects and to create community partnerships.

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Profesor at UPR participates in academic trip to Chile

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Carmen A. Pantoja, professor at the Physics dDepartment at the Univeristy of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras participated in academic trip to Chile. 

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Forward Summit will accelerate scientific and technological enterprise in Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico Science Trust

The scientific, technological, and entrepreneurial communities of Puerto Rico will have the opportunity to advance together their potential as motors of economic development during an event without precedent in Puerto Rico, the Forward Summit, to take place September 17, 2016, at the Sheraton Convention Center in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rican startup wins Parallel 18 Demo Day

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Sharon Minelli Pérez

After five months of intense work to accelerate its company, the startup Gasolina Móvil won the recognition of a panel of investors that evaluated the presentations of 26 companies at Parallel18's demo day.

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